Category: Martial Arts

Alexi placed the handwritten notes in front of her on the table.
“A dancer, twenty-five years old, murdered in Brooklyn, Brownsville. Seems like a cultic ritual. I just adore the subject, John. What do you say?”
She looked up at the trainer. John remained unmoved. He did not even look at the notes. Continue reading “Ritual In Brownsville”

Some people take fights more seriously than others do, and most of all, they give a whole new meaning to the word. When we think of “fighting”, most of us will most likely have a negative outlook on this term, intending it as a conflict, as a tension between two opponents, and well, in a sense it is true. Continue reading “A Fighter’s Trick”

Martial Arts are way more than a mere physical demonstration. A good fighter is not really interested in sheer brute force and power, but in the harmony of the movements and coordination of the entire body, from breathing to a tiny flicker of the eye. Continue reading “Fight And Cooperation, Sport And Nature”

One of the earliest sports athletes used to compete is boxing. One on one fights have been taking place ever since the human civilization evolved but they are also made an official sport. Often being called as the most unpleasant sport of all and referred to as barbaric, boxing has survived and is a dream sport for kids around the world. Continue reading “Andy”

There has been a lot of misconception about fighting as a sport. The public opinion labels nearly all martial arts and combat disciplines as “fringe” sports merely for brutal and violent people who are only good at breaking bones and pounding on stuff. In reality, this misconception could not be more far off from the actual reality of the situation. Continue reading “What About Dancing?”

by laserlife
There are some people that are simply willing to take more in than the rest of us. According to Dan Gamory, it takes somebody special to be willing to get punched in the face, beat to the ground, elbowed, kicked and submitted…just to wake up the next morning with a smile on his face and do it over again. For Dan, fighting was way more than a simple sport, it was a way of life. Continue reading “The Real Fight Is In Your Mind”

by typehere
It’s already 9 in the evening and we are still walking on the dark street. My friends and I just finished our extra-curricular activity at school and we are now on our way to the dormitory. We are all girls so we all stick together and hold each other while walking. Continue reading “Self-Defense”

I fastened my seat belt as the small light above us was lit. We finally landed. The 7-hour flight felt worse than a 1-hour intensive core workout. My back hurt and cracked as I stood up after the bumpy landing. Hours after, I found myself crashed on the couch of my Uncle Sam. Continue reading “Can’t Run Away”